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Macromitrium
Muscopsida, Mosses
As recorded: Macromitrium Brid.
Plantae › Bryophyta › Bryopsida › Orthotrichales › Orthotrichaceae
- Collected by
- Cooray, R.G.
- Collector number
- 71011323R
- Date
- January 13, 1971
- Locality
- near Thurston Lava Tube
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.5167, -155.3167
- Identified by
- Freire, A.V.; Judziewicz, E.J.A.V. Freire →E.J. Judziewicz →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On January 13, 1971, Cooray, R.G. also collected 17 other specimens.
Still here: Macromitrium observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-22.

2026-08-22
Ohialani Rd, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-15
Hawaii County, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2024-12-15
Hawaii County, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2024-12-15
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Dan Tucker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-15
Hawaii County, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2024-12-14
Hawaii County, HI, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Macromitrium. BISH 712750. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956465440. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/712750.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956465440 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
